Parole and Probation System Expands in West Virginia
Lenox Sheets, a district 9 probation and parole officer, oversees parole applications for offenders in Raleigh Boone and Fayette counties. Parolees face supervision, with rules governing recidivism and job placement while life sentences require longer waits.
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Fayette County
Sheets
Raleigh
W. A. Riffe
Criminal Court
W. J. Trail
West Virginia
Moundsville
Hustonsville
Peace Springs
NSRR
Fayette
Boone
Kalin
Ralegh
Payette
Fayerle
Juilice Hitte
Tratt
Trait
Oman
Peturn
1952 Seen Demand 40 Percent Of Budget For Missile R D
Washington observers say the United States may devote 40 percent or more of its military budget to research and development by 1952, with guided missiles a major target. President Truman proposed a total defense outlay of 15.9 billion, with R D about 534 million. Naval and air force allocations top the research share while the army gets smaller.
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Elton C. Fay
Janes Marlow
Washington
United States
Truman
Congress
Research and Development Board
Air Force
Navy
Army
Nargel
White Sands
N. M
Pt. Mugu
Calif
Kart ‘7. Compton
Research and Development
iMassachusetts Institue
Desi and Lucille Amaze: arts, boat life, and dances
Desi Wilt and Lucille Amaze keep a lively household with painting, cruising adventures on a 33 foot cabin cruiser, and weekly gatherings in Northridge. They own four dogs and two cars, entertain 30 to 40 friends, and enjoy square dancing and poker nights while collecting jazz and symphonic records.
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Desi
Lucille
Bahamas
Northridge
Jatey
Cugat
Latey
Bailey Funeral Services Held For Mrs Nancy Bailey
East Rainelle funeral services were held for Mrs Nancy Jane Bailey of Washington City who died at 5:30 p.m. after an illness of six months. Rites were conducted at Nickell Funeral Home with Elder R. B. Johnson officiating. Surviving are husband Augustus Bailey of Coal City, West Virginia, son Vernon Bailey, brother John Belcher, and sister Mrs Barbara Lesler.
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Ny Register
East Rainelle
Nancy Jane Bailey
Washington City
J Pehabet
Nickell
R. B. Johnson
Charleston
Rainelle Dome
Augusts Bailey
Coal City
West Virginia
Vernon Bailey
Washington, D. C
John Belcher
Vivian
Barbara Lesler
Fayette Tops Southern WV in 1948 Bond Sales
Fayette led Southern West Virginia counties in 1948 U S Savings Bonds sales with 2 479 360 in series E F and G. Mercer Raleigh and Boone counties followed with 857 and 820 704 and 485 591 respectively. December totals included Mercer 50 973 Fayette 454 506 Raleigh 303 952 Boone 86 957 Greenbrier 153 101 Nicholas 91 505 Summers 41 653 and Wyoming 77 931. The year’s sales set a peacetime high of 67 571 739, with December helping push year totals above 1947 and 1946.
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Rateigh
Fayette
Mercer Ceantes
Southern West
Ginfa
U. S
U.S
Asings
Merver County
Raleigh
Boone County
Smith
Greenbrier
Nicholas Courtly
Wyoming
West Virginia
Mercer
Raleigh County
Nicholas
Summers County
Wyoming County
Woodrow Wilson Students Launch Polio Fund Campaign
Woodrow Wilson High School students initiate a three part drive to aid the Raleigh County chapter of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis aiming for a $20 000 goal. Senior class sponsor Richard Curtis notes school donations begin with an assembly and include charity basketball games and a Friday night benefit dance.
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Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson High School
Raleigh County
National Foundation For
Richard Curtis
Capone Cn Ree
Raleigh County Victims Assembly
Beckley Fire Department
Princeton Firms Incorporated Under State Seal
Two Princeton firms received articles of incorporation from the secretary of state. The J. M. Bondurant Company is formed with 500 shares at 100 each and 1000 paid-in capital. incorporators are J. M. Bondurant, J. W. Boundrant, and W. M. Bondurant. The Reid-Simmons Company is formed with 959 shares at 100 each and 160 paid-in shares. incorporators are J. P. Sammons, Josephine Sammons, and George A. Reid. The J. M. Bondurant firm operates at 1171 Mercer Street as Kaiser-Fraser Automobile Agency and appliance seller. The Reid-Simmons Company will run a machine shop and repair shop in East Princeton.
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Register
Princeton
J. M. Bandurant Company
J. M. Bondurant
J. W. Boundrant
W. M. Bondurant
Pulaski
Mistrial Declared In Crigger Case
In Princeton Ernest Crigger charged with grand larceny will face a new trial in Criminal Court on April 21 after a hung jury led to a mistrial. A wrecked car, Crigger’s photo, and a billfold were found near the vehicle. two boys testified seeing Crigger flee the scene. Other defendants, Robert Peart Kenneth Denny and Lemer Duncan, also have April 21 dates. Budgins and Fred Farrington trials were continued or noted.
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Register
Princeton
Ernest Crigger
F. Morton Wagner
Crigger
Breder and Freeman
Brie|field
VoThe
Trigger
E’khorn “Nouttain
Pageton
Crigger Ret
Robert
Peart
Fred Farrington
Benefit game nets about $200 for Mercer County police
The Princeton Moose team faced the Keatley Brothers of Beexley in a Friday night charity game raising roughly $200 for Mercer County police. Desi and Lucy marked eight years of marriage with a noted Hollywood interval and a quote about give and take.
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Tolk
Princeton
Moose
Keatley Brothers
Beexley
Mercery County
Desi
Lucy
Hollywood
Eight Prisoners Arrested in Mercer County Robberies
Police and state troopers in Mercer County arrested eight persons in a string of Princeton area burglaries. Milt Myers pled guilty to petit larceny and drunkenness, with fines and jail time. Gene Kefer and Sammy Kanade were arraigned for theft of a radio, clock, linen, and quilts valued at 66 dollars. Omer Pennington Fred Basham and Buck Candree face charges for breaking and entering after a box car theft. Delbert Elliott and a 16 year old were held after a wireless radio phone graph theft. hearing moved to grand jury and Elliott remanded in jail.
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Register Stalt Weller Princeton
Mercer’ S
Princeton
Milt Myers
C. C. McGuire
Arrington
Mercer Street
Gene Kefer
Sammy Kamade
Sadie Kanade
E. Dale Bailey
T. R. Jewell
Virginian Railroad
C. C. Burner
M. G. Yoak
Virginian
Omer Pennington
Fred Basham
Buck Candree
Feories
E. D. Bazzie
Delbert Eliott
Hiawatha
Frank Gibson
Matoaka
Elliott
Hay
Fayette Sailor Serves In Atlantic on LST
Cecil L. Rotat fireman apprentice U 3 Navy serves aboard USS LST 980 in the Atlantic fleet. He is son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Rolan of Fayetteville. Rolan entered naval service April 27 1948 and trained at Great Lakes after attending Simmons High School.
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Register Star
Fayetteville
Cecil L. Rotat
U 3
Navy
Mes
L. Rolan
Rolan
Naval Service
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Simmons High School
Athens Jr Women Plan New Europe School Aid
Athens Ohio junior club to ship a box of supplies to a European school. The group also supports the State Endowment Fund and the Pan American Fund. Dr W B Robertson reviewed The Patticoat Surgeon and hostesses served refreshments for guests including Mrs Bowling and Mrs Seyphers.
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Register
Athens
Europe
State Endowment Fund
Pan-American Fund
W.B. Robertson
Concord College
Louis Alrtuz
John Lawter
Charles Bowling
Georgia
Frances Seyphers
Kathryn Tully
Immcs
Virginia Kozak
Harry Shailer
Mary Louise Eddins
Lorraine Sisk
Jack Cole
Mary Katherine Witt
Sara Aull
Peggy Stone
Kitty Bradley
June Foster
Dick Owens
Charley Meador Dies Rites Tomorrow in Charleston
Funeral services for Charley Meador of Charleston will be held in Charleston tomorrow. He died yesterday. He is survived by brothers Jack Meador and Tom Boland of Hinton, and sisters Nola Warvey and Edith Meador of Brooklyn. He was a former resident of Hinton.
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Liam
Hinton
Charleston
Charley Meador
Jack Meaor
Tom Boland
Nola Warvey
Edith Meador
Brooklyn
Scouts Plan Brownie Troop In Athens
Plans to start a Brownie Scout Troop in Athens follow a suggestion by Girl Scout Vice-President Mary Edna Beckett. At today's meeting further organization and financing details will be discussed and Dr Cecelia Farhart of Concord College will speak at the next gathering. Hostess lineup for Circle No 1 meetings at Athens Methodist Church is announced by Mrs Ralph Klingensmith for February March and April with Mrs B F Clark Mrs Carty Goode Mrs Cushman named.
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Athens
Register
Athfns
Mary Edna Beckett
Cecelia Farhart
Concord College
Associated Press
Athens Methodist
Ralph Klingensmith
B. Fi. Clark
Carty Goode
M.S. Cushman
Beckley Man Held in Hinton
Robert Penn, 25, a Beckley man, is jailed in Summers County on $3,000 bond after arraignment for the fatal shooting of Charles Brown of Hinton. Penn says he acted in self defense, firing after Brown allegedly reached for a gun near the Paradise Club.
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Register
Hinton
Robert Penn
Beckley
Summers County
Charles Brown
Penn
A. G. Ryalis
Brown
Nnot
Paradise Club
Hess
Gret
Trial to Be Wednesday in Embezzlement Case
New Richmond resident Bessie Hall faces a January 26 trial in the Southern District Federal Court in Cincinnati after embezzling post office funds charges. In Raleigh County public notices, Sheriff Okey Mills seeks appointment of Virgil A. Adams as local Conservator of the Peace for Edwight with court action set for February 1 1549, per Raleigh County County Court.
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Register
New Richmond
iBessie Hall
Birefield
Okey Mills
Raleigh County
Virgil A. Adams
Edwight
West Virginia
J. A. Nickoll
Hwarry Anderson
Clerk
Funeral service for L A Vaneka of Eccles
Mrs. L A Vaneka 78 of Eccles dies at daughter's home in Eccles at 2 40 PM Sunday January 23. Body to Tyree Funeral Home then to daughter’s home 4 PM Tuesday January 23. Funeral in Glen Daniels Methodist Church January 26 officiated by Rev B C Jennings and Rev C G Roark. Burial Methodist Church Cemetery Glen Daniels. Grandsons and granddaughters active pallbearers. Flower attendants by family. Arrangements by Calfer's Funeral Home.
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C. G. Roark
Methodist Church
Glen Danitts
Calfer
Funeral Home
Payne Payne LaVerne dies at 18 months in Scarbro
Hope LaVerne Payne age 18 months son of Mr and Mrs Wace Payne of Scarbro Route 3 died Sunday January 23 at 9 am in Oak Hill hospital. Body moved from Tyree Funeral Home to grandparents home Monday January 24. Funeral Tuesday January 23 at 1 pm at grandparents home Rev G F Cleadenin officiating. Burial in family cemetery Scarbro Route 1. Card of Thanks from wife Ednad Mardy Soa and daughter Mary Dow Florists.
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Scarbro
Charles W. Hardy
C. G. Roark
Tyree Funeral Home
Ednad Mardy Soa
Charles W. Mard
Mary Dow
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